LONDON – Presently, the newspapers industry is facing the challenge of the rising importance of new media on account of the dynamic media consumption patterns, resulting in readers increasingly turning to online news sources. Meantime, an upswing in advertising along with the increasing distribution of newspapers online are the key factors spurring the sector’s growth. The overall newspapers industry seeks to boost its reach with a view to mitigating the ongoing shift to the Internet and TV for information and news.

From 2009 to 2013, the global newspapers industry posted a negative CAGR of nearly -1.9%. In 2013, the revenues of the world newspapers industry stood at around USD 107.8 billion. During 2009-2013, the world newspapers circulation volume grew at a 0.8% CAGR and reached 513.5 million newspapers in 2013. The performance of the global newspapers industry is predicted to decelerate further, however, at a slower pace than during 2009-2013. By the end of 2018, the world newspapers industry will likely reach a value of USD 106.7 billion, posting a CAGR of -0.2% over the forecasted period.

The research study offers a comprehensive overview of the global newspapers market landscape, providing access to a set of updated statistics demonstrating the industry performance during 2009-2014. It throws light on the key factors driving and restraining the growth in the sector, provides Porter’s five forces analysis, estimates the market’s attractiveness, evaluates the competitive intensity, and also includes an extensive summary of the top market development trends. The research report reviews the dominant market players, discloses data on their key strategies, financial metrics, operations and financial performance. The report highlights and compares the situation across the major geographical markets and concludes with providing detailed forecasts of the global newspapers industry performance through 2018.